Targeting China Japan pivots to Southeast Asia

In advance of the G7 summit, which the island nation will host this month, Japan is increasing its efforts to interfere in the South China Sea issue.

The issue was raised by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during their trips to Europe and Southeast Asia.

In talks with the leaders of Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom, Abe never forgot to refer to the South China Sea.